Keywords
Mlearning, humanist education, classical education, mobile
Abstract
The theory of capillarity is an organic metaphor invoked to explore the role of network communications as a vehicle for education in a healthy society. Capillarity is offered as a theory in two parts: a mechanism for distribution and a method for engagement. Capillarity seeks to build an architecture that reflects radical humanism's emphasis on access and inclusion as a vehicle for classical humanism's emphasis on the individual expansion of potential and consciousness. The technical instrument whereby this program of humanist education may be deployed is mLearning
Notes
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Graduation Date
2013
Semester
Summer
Advisor
Meehan, Kevin
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Degree Program
Texts and Technology
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0004925
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0004925
Language
English
Release Date
August 2016
Length of Campus-only Access
3 years
Access Status
Doctoral Dissertation (Open Access)
Subjects
Arts and Humanities -- Dissertations, Academic, Dissertations, Academic -- Arts and Humanities
STARS Citation
Rogers, David, "Capillarity: A Theory Of Mlearning And Its Application In Emerging Markets" (2013). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2924.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/2924
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